Sorry for taking so long to get back on this... Bj & Mark :o) I hadn't thought of Flash or Director, but I wouldn't have thought that they would be the ideal way of approaching things. Something along the lines of QT was the suggestion I was hoping for but as you said, the download would be a pain in the ass for the end user.
Dons example is exactly how i thought it should be handled, as this is the most common way I have seen it dealt with in the past but I didn't know how to go about it or how to get past the nitty gritty :o) But thanks for your suggestions & time. all my best jac. > > You already know! Flash! :-) > > You can put a link to a .avi file and if the user has a > Windows PC it might > start up and play in Media Player. Or you can make it into a > QuickTime > movie and if the user can bear to instal QT then it'll play. > Or.... hmmm I > think I will just nip out for some popcorn then sit and watch > this one as it > should get quite interesting. But I will stick with my first > suggestion - > you're already familiar with Flash, which works very widely > across different > browsers and platforms, and I would bet money that it can > import from a > format he can provide (such as .avi) > ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
